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It confines itself to the low branches of tree jungle, and is 

 often noticed in shady places close to the ground. 



572.— Abrornis xanthoschistus, Uodgs. 

 573.— Abrornis albosuperciliaris, Blyth. 



Unless well acquainted with the two, seen apart, they might 

 be mistaken for the same bird, but xanthoschistus is of a much 

 purer blue grey above, and albosuperciliaris is more of a brown 

 grey. I obtained the former in Sikhim, and the latter on the 

 banks of the canal near Saharunpore in January. 



574. — Abrornis superciliaris, Tich. 



This is found below Darjeeling near the Teesta and other 

 streams in December and January. It evidently goes down 

 for warmth. 



577.— Abrornis albogularis, Modgson. 



The same remark applies to this species. 



582.— Curruca affinis, Blyth, 



This was common in the Punjab and Sind. Sind 

 examples don't difiPer in the slightest from Punjab and Bengal 

 ones. I did not meet with C. aliheea, Hume. 



582 6»s.— Curruca minuscula, Hume, 



I obtained it at Mooltan, Sukhur, and Sehwan, 



Length of males ... 4'78 to 505. 



Wing of males ... ... 2-35 to 2- 5 ; females 2-3 to 2-32. 



Tail of males ... ... 205 to 2-25 ; females 2-05 . 



Tarsus ... ... -75 to 8 ; bill at front -25 to -28 



2nd primary = 7/8 ; 4th slightly longest; 3rd and 5th nearly 

 equal to it. 



The very small bill, the light grey head, the much paler ear- 

 coverts, the pale sandy toned back plumage, pale coloured tail, 

 and rather different wing formula, distinguish this bird from 

 affinis. Were the latter quite as small as minuscula, the two 

 would be very easily separated. 



It is common about Sehwan, but confines itself more to the 

 thorny bushes on the almost desert plains than affinis does. Its 

 notes are similar to those of affinis, and very whitethroat-like. 

 Affinis was perhaps the commoner bird of the two at Sehwan, so 

 that I had very good opportunities of contrasting the two. 



